Chapter 243: I'll Eliminate You in the Name of Justice!
The moment Feng Wuyu mentioned the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the others fell silent—it still hadn't been found and remained missing.
As for the Valley of Love and Suffering, that too had become more myth than memory.
In truth, the only usable place left to Shrek Academy was one—the Devil Island.
At the mention of its name, expressions in the room turned complicated.
The Devil Island was no sanctuary.
It was the resting place of a former generation of Shrek's Seven Monsters—heroes who had sought to glimpse the God Realm and gain eternal life.
They had achieved immortality but at a terrible cost, forever bound to that cursed island, unable to leave for all eternity.
That generation of Shrek's Seven had once been legends at the height of their era—until a mission went wrong, and they vanished, forever imprisoned there, transformed into the monstrous "Old Devils" that now guarded the isle.
Since then, every generation's most promising geniuses had been sent there to train—enduring the trials of the Seven Deadly Sins to temper their minds and grow.
The methods were brutal.
And the trapped former heroes, warped by immortality and endless boredom, had become dangerously unpredictable.
No one liked dealing with them—not even Long Yeyue.
Her brows knit tightly as she finally said, "They may be unpleasant, but their contribution to Shrek is undeniable. The young ones do need tempering."
In truth, Devil Island was the only trump card they had left.
And so, after some debate, it was decided—when the new Shrek Seven returned from their studies at Douluo University, they would undergo training there.
…
"You! How did you get here?!"
Ye Xinglan was stunned. The last thing she expected was for him to show up now.
"Xinglan!"
Xu Lizhi stood frozen, staring at her—at the sight of Ye Xinglan lying weakly on the bed, drenched in sweat.
Beside the bed lay a shredded white sock; on the sheets, faint traces of blood.
It was like lightning struck his world. His body trembled violently, his fragile hopes shattering in an instant.
"No! Xinglan! Who is he?! What were you two doing?!"
He had followed her all his life, faithfully tailing behind, dreaming he'd one day stay by her side forever.
And now, after only a few days apart, the woman he idolized—his goddess—had been defiled.
No… No, that couldn't be true. It had to be some awful illusion!
Ye Xinglan sighed internally. If only he knew.
The sock had been torn off because she'd collapsed during the ceremony—Jiang Chen hadn't wanted to struggle, so he simply ripped it.
The blood wasn't from anything indecent—it came from her seven orifices during the pain of inheriting the sword's legacy.
And her trembling? That was because her body was still wracked with the agony of a thousand stabbing blades.
But, of course, she couldn't explain any of that.
She didn't owe him an explanation—and she certainly didn't intend to reveal her plan to leave Shrek Academy.
"Leave," she said flatly, pulling the covers over her head.
The sound of his angry voice only made her feel more annoyed.
"Xinglan, you can't treat me like this!"
His face twisted in pain. His mind spun out of control. Rage bled into despair—and from despair into something darker.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen had returned to Douluo City, where another confrontation awaited him.
"You're back?"
Na'er sat cross-legged on the couch in her pajamas, barefoot, her silver hair shimmering beneath the soft light.
Her expression was unreadable but faintly displeased.
Still, realizing she had fled before him, her pride wouldn't let her scold him anymore.
"So, what are you even doing here? Cutting class? Why come to Douluo University then?"
Jiang Chen collapsed beside her, letting her legs rest on his lap.
After last night, he was utterly exhausted. Between sleepless hours and that damned medicinal bath, he'd had quite enough.
In the following days, Gu Yue never came to see him again.
Not even a message across the communicator.
She truly seemed determined to distance herself from him—and honestly, that suited him just fine.
As for Xuedi, she still checked in regularly, but even she never mentioned Gu Yue.
Then, a new shock rippled across the entire Federation—lighting up every headline.
Shrek Academy had officially announced the candidates for its new "Shrek Seven Monsters."
As expected, most were chosen from among the current exchange students at Douluo University.
But the bigger story came from the next headline—
One of the candidates is an Evil Soul Master.
It was Yuanen Yehui. Her secret had been exposed.
…
In the forest outside campus, she stopped on the cobblestone path, frowning.
"Come out," she said coldly.
From the shadows stepped a blond young man in a pristine white uniform, his handsome face filled with self-righteous confidence.
"Well, well," he sneered. "Who would've thought Shrek Academy still harbors an Evil Soul Master? And not just any—one of the new Shrek Seven! I wonder, when your academy learns the truth, will they eliminate you to protect their 'honor'?"
Le Zhengyu.
She'd felt his hostility from their very first meeting.
He'd been watching her ever since—and during the recent public lecture, he'd finally sensed it: that faint, dark aura of her second martial soul.
The Fallen Angel—the most infamous "evil" martial soul recorded in the continent's history.
If she'd belonged to the Spirit Pagoda, maybe he could've believed she was one of their "redeemed" Favored Soul Masters.
But from Shrek? Impossible.
To him, that made her a true Evil Soul Master.
And as a bearer of the Sacred Angel martial soul—the light of judgment—it was his holy duty to purge such evil from the world.
"Our family's mission," he declared reverently, "is to rid this world of all Evil Soul Masters. As young patriarch of the Angel Clan, this is my divine calling."
He spread his six radiant wings behind him. "Sinner—yield yourself. You will come with me."
Were it not for modern laws forbidding arbitrary killing, he'd have struck her down on sight.
Still, if he brought her before the War God Temple and they confirmed her identity, he could execute judgment legally.
"I'm not what you think!" she snapped, her chest tight with frustration.
"That's not for you to decide!" he shouted back.
Holy light surged behind him—the divine glow of the Angel martial soul flaring bright enough to blind.
Her heartbeat thundered. That holy radiance twisted her insides, filling her with dread and… hatred.
Was she truly an Evil Soul Master?
No. She refused to believe it.
Yuanen Yehui grit her teeth. She knew this wouldn't end peacefully.
"Titan Giant Ape!"
Her second martial soul erupted in golden-brown light.
Bones cracked and expanded as muscle rippled across her transforming frame. In a blink, the fragile girl vanished—replaced by a towering three-meter Titaness cloaked in fur and power.
Le Zhengyu froze midattack.
The blazing light around him faltered as he stared, dumbfounded.
Where was the delicate beauty he'd been berating a moment ago?
What stood before him now looked more like a furious mountain than a maiden.
"…What the hell?" he muttered.
(END CHAPTER)
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